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Authorities seized illegal liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) products worth P1.3 million in Bacolod City, the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) said. In a statement, CIDG said refilled and empty butane canisters, 12 improvised refilling machines, 92 empty LPG tanks, and three filled LPG tanks were confiscated during the operation at Hacienda Elisa in Barangay …

The Negros Oriental Police has recorded 31 shooting incidents in the province since January, prompting intensified operations against loose firearms, an official said yesterday. Lt. Stephen Polinar, provincial police spokesperson, said that to prevent crimes involving firearms, police stations have been reminded of a standing order that for every shooting incident in their area, they …

The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) is encouraging Negrenses to call for emergency assistance through the revitalized 911 hotline in line with the Philippine National Police (PNP) five-minute response time strategy. Lt. Colonel Joem Malong, NOCPPO deputy provincial director for administration, said yesterday that instead of dialing the 11-digit hotline numbers of the component city …

Bacolod City Mayor Greg Gasataya yesterday pushed for the strict enforcement of the anti-littering ordinance to sustain the city’s flood prevention and mitigation efforts after a huge volume of garbage had been collected from major waterways in the past weeks. “We’re studying the penalty aspects of the anti-littering ordinance. We need to implement this. We …

The Bacolod City government has formalized its partnership with the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital (CLMMRH) for the establishment of the Bagong Urgent Care and Ambulatory Service (BUCAS) Plus Center, the first-of-its-kind in the Negros Island Region (NIR). Mayor Greg Gasataya and Dr. Joan Cerrada, hospital chief of CLMMRH, signed a memorandum of agreement …

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has processed the applications of 78,313 new voters in Negros Occidental during the registration for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections from August 1 to 10. Data released by the Comelec-Negros Occidental showed that of the total registrants, 40,642 are females, while 37,671 are males. Provincial Elections Supervisor Ian Lee …

By CESAR JOLITO III Police are investigating the killing of a man believed to be the prime suspect in several shooting incidents across Negros Occidental, after his body was discovered bound and shot inside Bloom Fields Subdivision in Bacolod City’s Barangay Mandalagan early yesterday morning. Authorities identified the victim as 36-year-old Jose June Codico, a …

The Commission on Elections in the Negros Island Region (Comelec-NIR) continues with preparations for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) despite its possible postponement to 2026. Lawyer Lionel Marco Castillano, Comelec-NIR regional election director, said in an interview yesterday that this is in anticipation of some groups’ plan to seek a temporary restraining order …

By CESAR JOLITO III Dengue cases in Bacolod City have surged to 671 this year, marking a 35 percent increase compared to the 497 cases recorded in the same period last year, the City Health Office (CHO) said. Seventeen new dengue cases were recorded from July 27 to August 2, based on CHO’s monitoring report …

Stakeholders from both the government and private sectors will gather for the organizational meeting of the Negros Island Region (NIR) Regional Development Council (RDC) in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental on Wednesday, August 13. Convened by the Department of Economy, Planning and Development (DEPDev), the establishment of the region’s highest policy-making body comes after the creation …